25-26/009

I refer to your request dated 12 May 2025 regarding “a copy of a fabricated police/Crown Office report purporting to relate to me” (FOI 25-26/009) which we have handled under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act (FOISA).

Specifically, you asked if GTC Scotland either provided or withheld this record from Disclosure Scotland. Please note that, under section 38(1)(a) of FOISA, information is exempt from disclosure if it constitutes the personal data of which the requester is the data subject. As such, we have applied this section of FOISA to your request as the legislation does not allow for individuals to request their personal data under this Act. This is an absolute exemption and we are not required to carry out a public interest test.

By way of advice and assistance, you could submit a Subject Access Request under the UK GDPR by emailing informationgovernance@gtcs.org.uk.

You may contact informationgovernance@gtcs.org.uk if you are dissatisfied with this response, to request GTC Scotland conduct a review of it. You should describe the original request and explain your grounds of review. You have 40 working days from receipt of this response to submit a review request. When the review process has been completed, if you are still dissatisfied, you may use the Scottish Information Commissioner’s guidance on making an appeal to do so.